DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 73.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 76 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2362 - - 2845 - - 1989 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1928 - - 2037 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3251 - - 3734 - - 2878 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1810 - - 2274 - - 2465 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 270 - - 259 - - 96 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 021 - - 014 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 853 - - 771 - - 210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2398 - - 2963 - - 2669 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 426 - - 19 - - -1013 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2825 - - 3715 - - 3891 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 90 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 140 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 73.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.1 - - 64.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 73.9 - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 63.2 - - 63.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 111 - - 76 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2362 - - 2845 - - 1989 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 60 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99618 35 101 30 103 28 083 99618 92092 32 091 27 086 28 082 92092 86309 22 082 26 080 27 087 86309 81516 22 094 21 087 21 089 81516 77380 20 095 12 102 13 090 77380 73718 19 107 11 110 10 088 73718 70405 19 093 10 118 9 073 70405 67357 15 080 11 111 5 096 67357 64530 12 097 8 101 4 066 64530 61798 10 029 8 081 2 285 61798 58952 6 320 6 001 4 333 58952 56002 11 313 10 325 12 327 56002 53196 12 300 10 306 16 325 53196 50682 18 338 20 332 24 328 50682 48436 23 333 25 337 25 332 48436 46396 34 349 37 343 34 335 46396 44522 50 342 43 333 38 332 44522 42789 50 340 40 336 40 335 42789 41184 44 345 42 345 43 339 41184 39690 42 352 46 348 46 343 39690 38289 43 358 51 349 47 345 38289 36936 47 360 59 348 48 344 36936 35563 49 358 62 347 51 341 35563 34140 49 355 59 347 52 339 34140 32665 48 353 51 345 50 338 32665 31124 44 351 44 342 48 339 31124 29504 38 347 40 341 43 337 29504 27804 33 346 35 346 39 339 27804 26025 31 349 30 347 32 341 26025 24170 29 352 27 340 30 339 24170 22241 28 352 26 336 29 335 22241 20233 29 355 26 341 26 338 20233 18136 28 004 25 357 23 348 18136 15995 23 008 23 005 22 354 15995 13929 21 003 20 001 21 350 13929 12057 20 005 20 004 21 358 12057 10398 18 010 17 011 18 006 10398 8928 17 019 14 023 11 020 8928 7626 18 018 14 019 8 042 7626 6473 20 012 15 008 10 019 6473 5453 19 020 16 008 13 002 5453 4553 18 024 16 010 13 358 4553 3757 17*024 15*011 13 360 3757 3045 17*023 14*013 12*018 3045 2414 15 021 14 014 12*024 2414 1887 15 020 13 014 11 026 1887 1483 14 020 12 014 11 028 1483 1204 13 019 12 015 10 030 1204 1035 12 019 11 015 9 030 1035 938 10 019 9 015 7 031 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography